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vtcode_utility_tool_specs/
lib.rs

1#![allow(missing_docs, dead_code, unused_imports)]
2
3//! Passive JSON schemas for utility, file, scheduling, and collaboration tool surfaces.
4
5#![recursion_limit = "256"]
6use serde_json::{Value, json};
7
8mod collaboration;
9mod json_schema;
10#[cfg(feature = "mcp")]
11mod mcp_tool;
12mod responses_api;
13mod tool_kind;
14
15pub use collaboration::{
16    agent_parameters, close_agent_parameters, request_user_input_description, request_user_input_parameters,
17    resume_agent_parameters, send_input_parameters, spawn_agent_parameters, spawn_background_subprocess_parameters,
18    wait_agent_parameters,
19};
20pub use json_schema::{AdditionalProperties, JsonSchema, parse_tool_input_schema};
21#[cfg(feature = "mcp")]
22pub use mcp_tool::{ParsedMcpTool, parse_mcp_tool};
23pub use responses_api::{FreeformTool, FreeformToolFormat, ResponsesApiTool};
24pub(crate) use tool_kind::{CanonicalToolMeta, TokenBucket, ToolKind, ToolNamespace};
25
26pub const SEMANTIC_ANCHOR_GUIDANCE: &str =
27    "Prefer stable semantic @@ anchors such as function, class, method, or impl names.";
28
29/// Explicit, format-bearing description for the `patch` alias field. The old
30/// value ("Alias for input") gave the model no format guidance, so it often
31/// placed a standard unified diff (`---`/`+++`) there — which `apply_patch`
32/// rejects. This mirrors the `input` description so both alias fields carry
33/// identical, complete format guidance (see checkpoint turn_615 for the
34/// failure this prevents).
35pub const APPLY_PATCH_ALIAS_DESCRIPTION: &str = "Patch in VT Code format (*** Begin Patch, *** Update File: path, @@ hunk, -/+ lines, *** End Patch). Same envelope as 'input'; do NOT use unified diff (--- /+++ format).";
36pub const DEFAULT_APPLY_PATCH_INPUT_DESCRIPTION: &str =
37    "Patch in VT Code format: *** Begin Patch, *** Update File: path, @@ hunk, -/+ lines, *** End Patch";
38
39/// Default model-visible preview budget for function-tool results.
40pub const DEFAULT_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS: usize = 10_000;
41/// Smallest valid model-visible preview budget for a function-tool result.
42pub const MIN_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS: usize = 1;
43/// Largest valid model-visible preview budget for a function-tool result.
44pub const MAX_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS: usize = 50_000;
45
46/// Adds the common result-preview budget field to an object-shaped tool schema.
47///
48/// The returned schema deliberately preserves every existing constraint,
49/// including `additionalProperties`, so callers can use it for legacy schemas
50/// without weakening their argument validation.
51#[must_use]
52pub fn with_max_output_tokens_parameter(mut schema: Value) -> Value {
53    let Some(schema_object) = schema.as_object_mut() else {
54        return schema;
55    };
56    let properties = schema_object
57        .entry("properties")
58        .or_insert_with(|| Value::Object(serde_json::Map::new()));
59    let Some(properties_object) = properties.as_object_mut() else {
60        return schema;
61    };
62    properties_object.entry("max_output_tokens").or_insert_with(|| {
63        json!({
64            "type": "integer",
65            "minimum": MIN_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS,
66            "maximum": MAX_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS,
67            "default": DEFAULT_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS,
68            "description": "Maximum number of result tokens returned to the model. Full oversized output is spooled when available."
69        })
70    });
71    schema
72}
73
74#[must_use]
75pub fn with_semantic_anchor_guidance(base: &str) -> String {
76    let trimmed = base.trim_end();
77    if trimmed.contains(SEMANTIC_ANCHOR_GUIDANCE) {
78        trimmed.to_string()
79    } else if trimmed.ends_with('.') {
80        format!("{trimmed} {SEMANTIC_ANCHOR_GUIDANCE}")
81    } else {
82        format!("{trimmed}. {SEMANTIC_ANCHOR_GUIDANCE}")
83    }
84}
85
86#[must_use]
87pub fn apply_patch_parameter_schema(input_description: &str) -> Value {
88    json!({
89        "type": "object",
90        "properties": {
91            "input": {
92                "type": "string",
93                "description": with_semantic_anchor_guidance(input_description)
94            },
95            "patch": {
96                "type": "string",
97                "description": with_semantic_anchor_guidance(APPLY_PATCH_ALIAS_DESCRIPTION)
98            }
99        },
100        "anyOf": [
101            {"required": ["input"]},
102            {"required": ["patch"]}
103        ]
104    })
105}
106
107#[must_use]
108pub fn apply_patch_parameters() -> Value {
109    apply_patch_parameter_schema(DEFAULT_APPLY_PATCH_INPUT_DESCRIPTION)
110}
111
112#[must_use]
113pub fn cron_parameters() -> Value {
114    json!({
115        "type": "object",
116        "required": ["action"],
117        "additionalProperties": false,
118        "properties": {
119            "action": {
120                "type": "string",
121                "enum": ["create", "list", "delete"],
122                "description": "create: schedule a prompt (requires prompt and exactly one of cron, delay_minutes, or run_at). list: show scheduled prompts. delete: remove one by id."
123            },
124            "prompt": {"type": "string", "description": "create: prompt to run when the task fires."},
125            "name": {"type": "string", "description": "create: optional short label for the task."},
126            "cron": {"type": "string", "description": "create: five-field cron expression for recurring tasks."},
127            "delay_minutes": {"type": "integer", "description": "create: fixed recurring interval in minutes."},
128            "run_at": {"type": "string", "description": "create: one-shot fire time in RFC3339 or local datetime form."},
129            "id": {"type": "string", "description": "delete: session scheduled task id to delete."}
130        }
131    })
132}
133
134#[must_use]
135pub fn mcp_parameters() -> Value {
136    json!({
137        "type": "object",
138        "required": ["action"],
139        "properties": {
140            "action": {
141                "type": "string",
142                "enum": ["search_tools", "get_tool_details", "list_servers", "connect", "disconnect"],
143                "description": "search_tools: find MCP tools by natural-language query. get_tool_details: fetch the full input schema for one MCP tool name. list_servers: list configured servers and their connection state. connect or disconnect: manage one configured MCP server by name."
144            },
145            "query": {"type": "string", "description": "search_tools: natural language query describing the MCP capability to find."},
146            "detail_level": {"type": "string", "enum": ["name", "name_description", "full"], "description": "search_tools: response detail level."},
147            "limit": {"type": "integer", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 25, "description": "search_tools: maximum number of results to return."},
148            "name": {"type": "string", "description": "get_tool_details: exact MCP tool name. connect or disconnect: configured MCP server name."}
149        },
150        "additionalProperties": false
151    })
152}
153
154#[must_use]
155pub fn cron_create_parameters() -> Value {
156    json!({
157        "type": "object",
158        "required": ["prompt"],
159        "additionalProperties": false,
160        "properties": {
161            "prompt": {"type": "string", "description": "Prompt to run when the task fires."},
162            "name": {"type": "string", "description": "Optional short label for the task."},
163            "cron": {"type": "string", "description": "Five-field cron expression for recurring tasks."},
164            "delay_minutes": {"type": "integer", "description": "Fixed recurring interval in minutes."},
165            "run_at": {
166                "type": "string",
167                "description": "One-shot fire time in RFC3339 or local datetime form. Use this instead of `cron` or `delay_minutes` for reminders."
168            }
169        }
170    })
171}
172
173#[must_use]
174pub fn cron_list_parameters() -> Value {
175    json!({
176        "type": "object",
177        "properties": {},
178        "additionalProperties": false
179    })
180}
181
182#[must_use]
183pub fn cron_delete_parameters() -> Value {
184    json!({
185        "type": "object",
186        "required": ["id"],
187        "properties": {
188            "id": {"type": "string", "description": "Session scheduled task id to delete."}
189        }
190    })
191}
192
193#[must_use]
194pub fn exec_command_parameters() -> Value {
195    json!({
196        "type": "object",
197        "required": ["cmd"],
198        "properties": {
199            "cmd": {"type": "string", "description": "Shell command to execute, subject to command policy. Examples include `ls`, `rg`, `find`, `cat`, `sed`, `awk`, build tools, and test tools."},
200            "yield_time_ms": {"type": "integer", "description": "Wait before returning output (ms). If the command is still running, the response includes a session_id for write_stdin.", "default": 10000},
201            "max_output_tokens": {"type": "integer", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50000, "default": 10000, "description": "Output token cap. Large or truncated output can return a spool_path for the full output."},
202            "workdir": {"type": "string", "description": "Working directory."},
203            "tty": {"type": "boolean", "description": "Run the command in PTY mode for interactive or terminal-sensitive commands.", "default": false},
204            "sandbox_permissions": {
205                "type": "string",
206                "enum": ["use_default", "with_additional_permissions", "require_escalated", "bypass_sandbox"],
207                "description": "Sandbox permission mode for this command.",
208                "default": "use_default"
209            },
210            "additional_permissions": {
211                "type": "object",
212                "description": "Additional filesystem access requested with sandbox_permissions set to with_additional_permissions.",
213                "properties": {
214                    "fs_read": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
215                    "fs_write": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}}
216                },
217                "additionalProperties": false
218            },
219            "justification": {"type": "string", "description": "Reason for requesting the expanded sandbox permission scope."}
220        },
221        "additionalProperties": false
222    })
223}
224
225#[must_use]
226pub fn write_stdin_parameters() -> Value {
227    json!({
228        "type": "object",
229        "required": ["session_id", "chars"],
230        "properties": {
231            "session_id": {"type": "string", "description": "Active execution session id."},
232            "chars": {"type": "string", "description": "Bytes to write to stdin. Pass an empty string to poll without sending input."},
233            "yield_time_ms": {"type": "integer", "description": "Wait before returning fresh session output (ms).", "default": 1000},
234            "max_output_tokens": {"type": "integer", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50000, "default": 10000, "description": "Output token cap for the continuation response. Large or truncated output can return a spool_path for the full output."}
235        },
236        "additionalProperties": false
237    })
238}
239
240#[must_use]
241pub fn search_tools_parameters() -> Value {
242    with_max_output_tokens_parameter(json!({
243        "type": "object",
244        "required": ["query"],
245        "properties": {
246            "query": {
247                "type": "string",
248                "minLength": 1,
249                "description": "Natural-language description of the capability to discover."
250            },
251            "limit": {
252                "type": "integer",
253                "minimum": 1,
254                "maximum": 25,
255                "default": 5
256            },
257            "detail_level": {
258                "type": "string",
259                "enum": ["name", "name_description", "full"],
260                "default": "name_description"
261            }
262        },
263        "additionalProperties": false
264    }))
265}
266
267#[must_use]
268pub fn code_search_parameters() -> Value {
269    json!({
270        "type": "object",
271        "required": ["query"],
272        "additionalProperties": false,
273        "properties": {
274            "query": {
275                "type": "string",
276                "minLength": 1,
277                "pattern": "\\S",
278                "description": "Literal code or path query. Smart-case applies to content and exact symbol-name matching: a wholly lower-case query matches case-insensitively, while an upper-case character makes matching case-sensitive. Path matching remains fuzzy and case-insensitive."
279            },
280            "path": {
281                "type": "string",
282                "minLength": 1,
283                "pattern": "\\S",
284                "description": "Workspace-relative file or directory to search. Omit to search the workspace root."
285            },
286            "file_types": {
287                "type": "array",
288                "minItems": 1,
289                "items": {
290                    "type": "string",
291                    "minLength": 1,
292                    "pattern": "\\S"
293                },
294                "description": "Language names or common file extensions, with or without one leading dot."
295            },
296            "result_types": {
297                "type": "array",
298                "minItems": 1,
299                "items": {
300                    "type": "string",
301                    "enum": ["definition", "usage", "text", "path"]
302                },
303                "description": "Result categories to include. Omit to include all four categories."
304            },
305            "max_results": {
306                "type": "integer",
307                "minimum": 1,
308                "maximum": 100,
309                "description": "Maximum number of merged results to return. Omit for 20."
310            }
311        }
312    })
313}
314
315#[must_use]
316pub fn list_files_parameters() -> Value {
317    json!({
318        "type": "object",
319        "properties": {
320            "path": {"type": "string", "description": "Directory or file path to inspect.", "default": "."},
321            "mode": {
322                "type": "string",
323                "enum": ["list", "recursive", "tree", "find_name", "find_content", "largest", "file", "files"],
324                "description": "Listing mode. Use page/per_page to continue paginated results.",
325                "default": "list"
326            },
327            "pattern": {"type": "string", "description": "Optional glob-style path filter."},
328            "name_pattern": {"type": "string", "description": "Optional name filter for list/find_name modes."},
329            "content_pattern": {"type": "string", "description": "Content query for find_content mode."},
330            "page": {"type": "integer", "description": "1-indexed results page.", "minimum": 1},
331            "per_page": {"type": "integer", "description": "Items per page.", "minimum": 1},
332            "max_results": {"type": "integer", "description": "Maximum total results to consider before pagination.", "minimum": 1},
333            "include_hidden": {"type": "boolean", "description": "Include dotfiles and hidden entries.", "default": false},
334            "response_format": {"type": "string", "enum": ["concise", "detailed"], "description": "Verbosity of the listing output.", "default": "concise"},
335            "case_sensitive": {"type": "boolean", "description": "Case-sensitive name matching.", "default": false}
336        }
337    })
338}
339
340#[cfg(test)]
341mod tests {
342    use super::*;
343    use serde_json::json;
344
345    #[test]
346    fn apply_patch_parameter_schema_keeps_alias_and_guidance_consistent() {
347        let schema = apply_patch_parameter_schema("Patch in VT Code format");
348
349        // Both `input` and `patch` alias fields now carry the format
350        // description AND the semantic-anchor guidance, preventing the model
351        // from placing a unified diff in `patch` (see checkpoint turn_615).
352        assert_eq!(
353            schema["properties"]["patch"]["description"],
354            with_semantic_anchor_guidance(APPLY_PATCH_ALIAS_DESCRIPTION)
355        );
356        let patch_description = schema["properties"]["patch"]["description"]
357            .as_str()
358            .expect("patch description");
359        assert!(patch_description.contains("*** Begin Patch"));
360        assert!(patch_description.contains("unified diff"));
361        assert!(patch_description.contains(SEMANTIC_ANCHOR_GUIDANCE));
362
363        let input_description = schema["properties"]["input"]["description"]
364            .as_str()
365            .expect("input description");
366        assert!(input_description.contains(SEMANTIC_ANCHOR_GUIDANCE));
367    }
368
369    #[test]
370    fn common_output_limit_parameter_preserves_strict_schema() {
371        let schema = with_max_output_tokens_parameter(json!({
372            "type": "object",
373            "properties": {"query": {"type": "string"}},
374            "additionalProperties": false
375        }));
376        assert_eq!(schema["additionalProperties"], json!(false));
377        assert_eq!(schema["properties"]["max_output_tokens"]["default"], json!(DEFAULT_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS));
378        assert_eq!(schema["properties"]["max_output_tokens"]["minimum"], json!(MIN_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS));
379        assert_eq!(schema["properties"]["max_output_tokens"]["maximum"], json!(MAX_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS));
380    }
381
382    #[test]
383    fn codex_baseline_exec_schemas_use_public_names_shape() {
384        let exec_params = exec_command_parameters();
385        assert_eq!(exec_params["required"], json!(["cmd"]));
386        assert!(exec_params["properties"]["cmd"].is_object());
387        assert!(exec_params["properties"]["workdir"].is_object());
388        assert!(
389            exec_params["properties"]["yield_time_ms"]["description"]
390                .as_str()
391                .expect("exec yield description")
392                .contains("session_id")
393        );
394        assert!(
395            exec_params["properties"]["max_output_tokens"]["description"]
396                .as_str()
397                .expect("exec max output description")
398                .contains("spool_path")
399        );
400        assert_eq!(exec_params["properties"]["tty"]["type"], "boolean");
401        assert_eq!(exec_params["properties"]["tty"]["default"], false);
402        assert_eq!(exec_params["properties"]["yield_time_ms"]["default"], 10000);
403        assert_eq!(
404            exec_params["properties"]["sandbox_permissions"]["enum"],
405            json!([
406                "use_default",
407                "with_additional_permissions",
408                "require_escalated",
409                "bypass_sandbox"
410            ])
411        );
412        assert_eq!(exec_params["properties"]["sandbox_permissions"]["default"], "use_default");
413        assert_eq!(
414            exec_params["properties"]["additional_permissions"]["properties"]["fs_read"]["items"]["type"],
415            "string"
416        );
417        assert_eq!(
418            exec_params["properties"]["additional_permissions"]["properties"]["fs_write"]["items"]["type"],
419            "string"
420        );
421        assert_eq!(exec_params["properties"]["additional_permissions"]["additionalProperties"], false);
422        assert_eq!(exec_params["properties"]["justification"]["type"], "string");
423        assert_eq!(exec_params["additionalProperties"], false);
424        for command in ["ls", "rg", "find", "cat", "sed", "awk"] {
425            assert!(
426                exec_params["properties"]["cmd"]["description"]
427                    .as_str()
428                    .expect("cmd description")
429                    .contains(command),
430                "{command} should be described as an exec_command.cmd example"
431            );
432            assert!(
433                exec_params["properties"].get(command).is_none(),
434                "{command} must not be modelled as a separate exec_command field"
435            );
436        }
437
438        let stdin_params = write_stdin_parameters();
439        assert_eq!(stdin_params["required"], json!(["session_id", "chars"]));
440        assert!(stdin_params["properties"]["session_id"].is_object());
441        assert_eq!(stdin_params["properties"]["chars"]["type"], "string");
442        assert!(
443            stdin_params["properties"]["chars"]["description"]
444                .as_str()
445                .is_some_and(|description| description.contains("empty string"))
446        );
447        assert!(stdin_params["properties"]["chars"].is_object());
448        assert!(
449            stdin_params["properties"]["yield_time_ms"]["description"]
450                .as_str()
451                .expect("stdin yield description")
452                .contains("fresh session output")
453        );
454        assert!(
455            stdin_params["properties"]["max_output_tokens"]["description"]
456                .as_str()
457                .expect("stdin max output description")
458                .contains("spool_path")
459        );
460        assert_eq!(stdin_params["additionalProperties"], false);
461    }
462
463    #[test]
464    fn code_search_schema_exposes_exact_five_property_contract() {
465        let params = code_search_parameters();
466        let properties = params["properties"].as_object().expect("properties");
467        let mut property_names = properties.keys().map(String::as_str).collect::<Vec<_>>();
468        property_names.sort_unstable();
469
470        assert_eq!(params["required"], json!(["query"]));
471        assert_eq!(property_names, ["file_types", "max_results", "path", "query", "result_types"]);
472        assert_eq!(params["additionalProperties"], false);
473        assert_eq!(params["properties"]["query"]["pattern"], "\\S");
474        assert_eq!(params["properties"]["file_types"]["minItems"], 1);
475        assert_eq!(params["properties"]["result_types"]["minItems"], 1);
476        assert_eq!(
477            params["properties"]["result_types"]["items"]["enum"],
478            json!(["definition", "usage", "text", "path"])
479        );
480        assert_eq!(params["properties"]["max_results"]["minimum"], 1);
481        assert_eq!(params["properties"]["max_results"]["maximum"], 100);
482        assert!(params.get("anyOf").is_none());
483    }
484
485    #[test]
486    fn legacy_list_files_schema_exposes_pagination_fields() {
487        let list_params = list_files_parameters();
488        assert!(list_params["properties"]["page"].is_object());
489        assert!(list_params["properties"]["per_page"].is_object());
490        assert!(
491            list_params["properties"]["mode"]["enum"]
492                .as_array()
493                .expect("mode enum")
494                .iter()
495                .any(|value| value == "recursive")
496        );
497    }
498
499    #[test]
500    fn semantic_anchor_guidance_is_appended_once() {
501        let base = "Patch in VT Code format.";
502        let with_guidance = with_semantic_anchor_guidance(base);
503
504        assert!(with_guidance.contains(SEMANTIC_ANCHOR_GUIDANCE));
505        assert_eq!(with_semantic_anchor_guidance(&with_guidance), with_guidance);
506    }
507
508    #[test]
509    fn default_apply_patch_parameters_keep_expected_alias_shape() {
510        let schema = apply_patch_parameters();
511
512        assert_eq!(
513            schema["anyOf"],
514            json!([
515                {"required": ["input"]},
516                {"required": ["patch"]}
517            ])
518        );
519    }
520}